Leaf-warbler
Leaf-warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging mainly to the genus Phylloscopus. They were formerly included in the Old World warbler family but are now considered to belong to the Phylloscopidae, a family created in 2006. The genus is closely related to Seicercus and some species have been moved between the two genera in recent classification attempts. Leaf-warblers are active, constantly moving, often flicking their wings as they glean the foliage for insects along the branches of trees and bushes. They forage at various levels within forests, from the top canopy to the understorey. Most of the species are markedly territorial both in their summer and winter quarters.
Most are greenish or brownish above and off-white or yellowish below. Compared to some other "warblers", their songs are very simple
Species breeding in temperate regions are usually strongly migratory.
The species traditionally placed in Phylloscopus are:
- Red-faced Woodland-warbler, Phylloscopus laetus
- Laura's Woodland-warbler, Phylloscopus laurae
- Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler, Phylloscopus ruficapilla
- Uganda Woodland-warbler, Phylloscopus budongoensis
- Brown Woodland-warbler, Phylloscopus umbrovirens
- Black-capped Woodland-warbler, Phylloscopus herberti
- Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
- Canary Islands Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus canariensis
- Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
- Siberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis
- Iberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus brehmii
- Mountain Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus sindianus
- Plain Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus neglectus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis
- Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Smoky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Tickell's Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus affinis
- Buff-throated Warbler, Phylloscopus subaffinis
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler, Phylloscopus griseolus
- Yellow-streaked Warbler, Phylloscopus armandii
- Radde's Warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Buff-barred Warbler, Phylloscopus pulcher
- Ashy-throated Warbler, Phylloscopus maculipennis
- Pallas's Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
- Pale-rumped Warbler or Lemon-rumped Warbler, Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Simla Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus (chloronotus) simlaensis
- Gansu Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus kansuensis
- Chinese Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus yunnanensis – P. sichuanensis is a junior synonym
- Brooks' Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus subviridis
- Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- (Western) Hume's Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus humei – formerly in P. inornatus
- Mandell's Leaf-warbler or Eastern Hume's Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus (humei) mandelli
- Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
- Kamchatka Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus (borealis) examinandus[1]
- Japanese Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus (borealis) xanthodryas[1]
- Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Dull-green Warbler, Phylloscopus (trochiloides) obscuratus
- Two-barred Warbler, Phylloscopus (trochiloides) plumbeitarsus
- Western Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus (trochiloides) viridanus
- Green Warbler or Bright-green Warbler, Phylloscopus (trochiloides) nitidus
- Pale-legged Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus tenellipes
- Sakhalin Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus borealoides
- Large-billed Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Tytler's Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus tytleri
- Western Crowned Warbler, Phylloscopus occipitalis
- Eastern Crowned Warbler, Phylloscopus coronatus
- Izu Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus ijimae
- Blyth's Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus reguloides
- Hainan Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus hainanus
- Emei Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus emeiensis
- Davison's Leaf-warbler or White-tailed Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus davisoni
- Yellow-vented Warbler, Phylloscopus cantator
- Limestone Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus calciatilis
- Sulphur-breasted Warbler, Phylloscopus ricketti
- Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus cebuensis
- Mountain Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus trivirgatus
- Sulawesi Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus sarasinorum
- Timor Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus presbytes
- Island Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus poliocephalus
- Philippine Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus olivaceus
- Makira Leaf-warbler or San Cristobal Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus makirensis
- Sombre Leaf-warbler or Kulambangra Leaf-warbler, Phylloscopus amoenus
References
- ^ a b Alström, P., Ssaitoh, T., Williams, D., Nishiumi, I., Shigeta, Y., Ueda, K., Irestedt, M., Björklund, M., and Olson, U. (2011). The Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis– three anciently separated cryptic species revealed. Ibis 153(2): 395–410
- Alström, Per; Ericson, Per G.P.; Olsson, Urban & Sundberg, Per (2006): Phylogeny and classification of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(2): 381–397. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.015 PMID 16054402
- Badyaev, Alexander V. & Leaf, Elizabeth S. (1997): Habitat associations of song characteristics in Phylloscopus and Hippolais warblers. Auk 114(1): 40-46. PDF fulltext
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 849655306X.
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